The Workshop

January 14, 2015

Generator rewind

Generator rewind Can anyone recommend someone,preferably in and around Dublin to do the above Source: Generator rewind

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January 14, 2015

Hmm… that'll be why…

Hmm… that'll be why… Shite Old XS650, been standing ten years, went to start it the other day, just to see if the bugger would run. There had been some old petrol in it, but I’d drained that out years ago. It fired up, but it was obvious it wasn’t happy on the right cylinder… […]

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January 12, 2015

Motorcycle mechanic wanted in California

Motorcycle mechanic wanted in California I’m from Dublin and my cousin, Declan O’Reilly (of O’Reilly Motorcycles), suggested I try your forum when I told him I was looking for a good mechanic. I have a dealership in Oakland (San Francisco Bay Area) for the last 13 years. We sell mainly Italian stuff (Vespa, Aprilia and […]

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January 12, 2015

Running rough at low revs 3 cylinders

Running rough at low revs 3 cylinders Well lads need some advice. The bike runs on 3 cylinders down in the lower rev range and sounds like a tractor (cyl. no,2 is not firing) once above about 7k it comes back into life all 4 fire perfect about 2/10 times after a ride it will […]

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January 12, 2015

charging voltage question

charging voltage question ok then after my reg rec failed and fried the cdi, i replaced them both along with the battery. (XRV750 Africa Twin 1991) started her up today and got the following readings the stator resistance in ohms is 0.9 across all 3 (should be 0.1 to 1.0), no continuity from all three […]

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January 12, 2015

Dodgy ignition switch and Battery question

Dodgy ignition switch and Battery question Over Christmas my bike (BMW F650GS) wouldn’t switch off with the normal turn of the key (to off) in the ignition. Instead, I had to hit the kill switch and even then the display stayed on, which meant the lights were on too. It would also flicker off and […]

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January 11, 2015

Fuckin chain!!

Fuckin chain!! Adjusted my chain twice this week and it its still slack? Any ideas? :bag: Source: Fuckin chain!!

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January 11, 2015

Timing chain cost : shock !

Timing chain cost : shock ! I have to replace a timing chain on a triumph Daytona T356 model. The price of the chain online is 90 pounds sterling. Anyone tell me what’s so special about timing chain… surely its standard pitch etc. At Stafford classic show.. A guy cuts chain of a big roll […]

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